Universal copyholder



I G. HEEBNER UNIVERSAL COPYHOLDER Filed Nov. '3o. 192s 2 Sheets--Sheetl INVENTOR:

ATTORNEY.

Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,914

G. HEEBNER Y UNI VERSAL COPYHOLDER Filed Nov. 50. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.'

' ATTORNEY.

-Ritented @et 26, 1926,

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'UNIVERSAL oorviiornna.

Application filed November This invention relates to apparatus for the use of copyists or those who transcribe or copy matter Written or printed on sheets of paper, the invention having reference more particularly to apparatus for holding and shifting copy-and indicating to thecopyist the place Where the lines of the copy should be successively seen, as an'aid in e'orts to insure the accurate copying, Yparticular-ly to i avoid repetitionsand omissions, While tending to aid the copyistinefforts to copy rapidly.

An object of the invention is to provide an im roved mechanical copy holder and .guide or the usel off copyists, stenographers and others, and especially those Who copy on typewriting machines,l-or transcribe on such machinessuch matter as may have been Written or printed on paper;

Another object is to provide an improved copy holder andv guidefto enable operators of typewriting machines to rapidly and accurately malte copies ofmatter Written or printed on sheets of paper. i

A further object is' to provide an improved and inexpensive transferable copy holder lof the above-mentioned character, which 4shall be of such construction as to permit a typist to have copy most conveniently arranged for observation either above or at either side of a typewriter, andpermit the copy to be rapidly moved as the Work proceeds.

A still further object is to provide an improved copy holder and guide which shall be of such constructionI as to permit of manufacture `of stock material, and which shall be capable of being readily transferred and adjusted to different positions as may -be de sired byV different users, and which shall be durable, convenient and economical in use.

qWith the above-mentioned and other objects in view. the inventioncons'istsin novel apparatus whereby to hold and lshift copy sheets and to guide the eyes of the copyist to the lines of copy or original matter required to be copied or transcribed on a typeivritingv machine or otherwise; and the inventionconsists also further in the novel parts and combinations andV arrangements of -parts "as hereinafter particularly`- described and further -set forth in the claims appended hereto. Y y j Referring to thevdraivingsflFigure 11 -is a; side elevation of. apparatus constructed substantially accordance ,Withjthe inven- 3G, 1923, Serial No. 677,645.

tion and arranged in connection with' a type- 4Writing machine shown mainly by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the supporting stand or frame of the apparatus adaptedto hold the 4copy above the type* Writing machine 3 is a perspective vievv of themore essential assembly of the apparatus whereby to lsupport copy on a desk or a tableadjacent to a typewriting machineg-F-ig. d. isa vertical longitudinally cen tral sectiompartially broken away, of the assemblyshovn in Fig. 3, buton an enlarged scale.; Fig. 15, "isf-a transversesection of parts ofthe apparatus approximate-ly on the line V--VV in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a `,fragmentary elevation partly in sectionv on the line Vl--VI in Fig. 5; Figs. 7,. 8 and 9 are fragmentary .sectional details-showing on` an enlarged: scale various `features of the apparatus; and,Fig. l0iisa` fragmentary detail on anenlarged scale of means for expeditiou-s-lygshifting copy on the holder.

Similar reference characters in the different figures Vofthe drawings indicate correspending' elements or features of construction herein referred to in detail.

A typeWriti-ng machine l is shown Which Will be readily recognized as one style of many similar machin-es, each having a key board frame 2, the main frame of themachine usually having a rear lower railV 3.

The copy holder proper includes a portable'frame Which preferably is composed of .sheet meta-l and comprises a base plate 4 that is oblong in plan, and end members 5 and 6 Athat are integral with the narrower ends of the base plate. The end members are provided `With journal bearings 7 and 7 respectively that are formed integrally With the members; A preferably hollovv cylinder isprovided Which preferably is formed of rolledsheet metal and preferably has a longitudinal slot 9 therein, the cylinder having Supporting heads l0 and 11 provided in the inner side thereof With annular grooves or recesses l2 and 12 respectively that receive the ends of the cylinder. l The heads preferably yare `composed of sheet metal and are provided with! sockets `13 and 13 respectively that are vpressedifup from ,the material, threaded; nuts ,14, and 14 being arranged in the vvsockets respectively, each nut .being retained in `place bymeans ofclips .l5 stamped fromthe material and .turned-` over against thepnutw .-T'Wo shafts y16 and `16` Y are prol vided,fand. may be alike," lthe shafts having lA D journals 17 and 17 that are screwed into the nuts and rotatably supported in the journal bearings 7 and 7 respectively. The shafts have stems 13 and 13 thereon to which hand-wheels 19 and 19 are fixed, and each stem preferably has a socket 2O therein pro vided with a setwscrew 21, to permit rotation of the cylinder by mechanical means. Preferably thewall of the cylinder supports a guide plate 22 that extends inwardly from one side of the slot 9, the plate having a stop plate -3 thereon that is supported opposite to the slot. A metallic guide plate 24 is fixed to the normally rear portion of the base plate 4, the plate preferably being integral with the rear edge of the base plate and extending upwardly at an inclination over the major portion of the base plate towards the cylinder and thence upward and gradually to the surface of the cylinder higher than the airis of rotationof the cylinder, the guide having a horizontal guide edge 25. Preferably the guide plate has two rollers 26 and 26 rotatably mounted in openings therein to roll against paper on the cylinder. Preferably the normal forward edge of the base Vplate 4 has a lip 27 struck up thereon against which cards may be placed so as to lean against the higher portion of the guide plate 24. The copy holder proper, as above described may be readily moved fromplace to place and can stand with its base on a desk or table at either side of a typewriting machine, or elsewhere, and the cylinder may be rotated by means of one of the hand-wheels connected therewith.

Preferably the copy holder is provided with a stand to adjustably support it above or higher than a typewriting machine, and to attain this end the fra-me that supports the cylinder is provided with suitable pivots, the end members and 6 preferably having sockets 23 and 23 thereon respectively, each socket having a nut 29 secured therein by means of clips 30 struck up from the metal of the `end members. The sockets are arranged in proximity to the normal forward portion of the base plate 4, and pivot screws 30 and 31 are connected with the nuts respectively. The stand comprises a standard which preferably is composed of two parts 32 and 33 arranged together and having laterally extending foot members 34 and 35 fixed thereto respectively for support on the desk or table, and also a relatively adjustable foot member 36 having a head portion B'that extends upwardly to the standard and is adjustably secured thereto by means of a binding screw 33, permitting the standard to be adjusted so as to be inclined relatively to the foot? member 36. It is designed that the foot member 36 shall be placed under the rearward portion of the typewriting machine, and the foot member'hasa screw 39 vertically fixed thereto on which is a flanged nut 40 that can be arranged so as to .be partially under the rear rail 3 of the typeagainst the under side of the rail whereby to secure the foot member between the rail and the top of the desk or table'. Preferably the foot members 34 and 35 are provided with rubber cushions 41 and 41 respectively, the member 36 having a similar cushion 41, to prevent marring the desk or table supporting the stand and tending to prevent slipping of the stand thereon. rlhe upper portion of the standard parts 32 and 33 have odset jaw blades 42 and 43 thereon, and a frame is provided which preferably comprises two alining transverse members 44 Vand 45 having relatively angular head members 46 and 47 secured together by means of a rivet 48 to constitute a main arm that is arranged between the jaw blades and pivotally connected therein by means of a pivot bolt 49 that is screwed into one of the blades so as to be removable. Members 44 and 45 have arms 50 and 51 fixed thereon respec tively which have pivot holes 52 and 52 respectively to receive the pivot screws 31, 31, when the end members 5 and 6 of the portw able frame are arranged between the arms. The pivot screws may be slackened to permit the tilting of the frame in adjusting the cylinder and the guide edge 25 to suit the range of the vision of the copyist. The frame is normally supported adjustably by means of a clamp plate 53 whichV is guided Von the standard so as to be adjusted vertically and is provided with a vertical slot 54 in which is arranged a binding screw 55 that lis screw-threaded into the standard, the clamp plate having a stop projection 56 thereon upon which the pivotally supported head member of the frame is further supported. The arms 50 and 51 support the holder cylinder' conveniently above the typewriting machine and may be swung upward and rearward to carry lthe cylinder ont of the way when not needed.

For facilitating the rapid turning of the holder cylinder to roll the copy paper thereon, preferably a suitable frame 57 is provided which may be variously supported, the frame preferably having a hanger member 53 thereon adapted to rest upon the frame member 2 of the typewriting machine, the hanger member having a spring clip 59 thereon arranged opposite to the frame 57 to engage the inner side of the frame member 2, to removably secure the frame 5.7 to the typewriting 'machine so as to be convenient to the operator. A hand-wheel 60 is arranged in the frame 57 and has a spindle 61 that is journaled inthe frame, and a flexible shaft 62 is connected to thev spindle and also to the socket 13 or 18', as may be more convenient 'to the operator, depending upon the nece-e is position ofthe portable holder' ltrame, whetln er supported ony the stand -or direct-ly on the ing matter to be copied or transcribed is in serted between the guideplate 24e` and the cylinder 8 andpushed gently against the rollers 2G and 25, after which the cylinder is rotated so as cause rotation of the rollers, the cylinder and rollers together drawing the paper partially about the cylinder until the uppermost line ot the copy passes slightly above the guide edge where it may be seen by the copyist. is the cylinder is periodically turned to shift the copy the sheet passes over the top ofthe cylinder and downwards behind it until the head end ot the sheet makes contact with the incline plate Qland is guided dowir wardly thereon and ott from the Jframe` being readily removable after the lower end of the sheet has passed from the guide edge 25. ln some cases it is preferable that the copy sheet be rolled about the cylinder', in which case the head end of the sheet is inserted into slot 9 and to the stop plate 23, after which the sheet is pressed down by hand on the surface ot the cylinder while the cylinder is rotated until the uppermost line of copy is carried slightly above the guide edge 25, the lower portion ot' the sheet being permitted to rest upon the guide plate 2a below the cylinder until carried upward and over the cylinder by the repeated turning of the cylinder. A long copy sheet linally becomes wrapped about the cylinder, and when no longer needed it is readily unwrapped upon rotation of the cylinder and withdrawn from the slot. rEhe cylinder obviously may be turned by means ot' either one of the hand-wheels provided `for the purpose as above explained. The various adjustments provided tor are made as may be desired, depending upon the situation and conditions ot' operation of the apparatus comprised in the invention.

Various mechanical expedients, as may be found to be desirable in using the apparatus, have been omitted from the description but may readily be supplied in construction, such as guides to direct t-he movement of the copy sheet as it advances over the cylinder. Also the hand-wheel or other device for operating and controlling the cylinder may be located elsewhere than on the typewriter,

especially when copying is not done on a machine; and, various means other than the flexible saalt, shown as being one of a simple type of device, may be adopted for din rectly rotating the cylinder intermittently.

What is claimed as new, is

l. A copy holder including a frame comprising a ilat base plate and two upright-end members, the end members having each a journal-bearing, a non-contnuous hollow cyl-inder,ftwo headssecured to the ,ends respectively of the cylinder and having each a central socket, two ,threaded nuts secured in the sockets respectively, two shafts screwerA into the nuts respectively and rotatably supported by the journalfbearings pectively, and a device connected to one oi the shaifts to rotate the cylinder.

2. fi. copy holder including a stand Comprisinga standard having' two opposite loot members lined thereto, a holding toot mein ber connected tothe standard tor pivotal ad- Justmen't relatively to the standard, a screw vertically secured to the holding foot and having a flanged nut thereon, and a head traine adjustably connected to the standard and having two arms thereon; a portablel trame tiltingly supported by Ithe arms, a cylinder rotatably supported by the portable trame, a guide connected to the portable irame and extending gradually to the sur iaee orn the cylinder, and a device for rotat ing the cylinder having operative connections therewith.

3. ln a copy holder, the combination of a frame bas-e plate and two upright end members integral with the plate, said members having each a journal-bearing, a hollow cylinder having a longitudinal'slot therein, two heads provided on the inner sides there` of with annular grooves receiving the ends oi' the cylinder, each head having a central socket, two threaded nuts secured in said sock-ets respectively, two shafts having journals that are screwed into said nuts and supported by said journal-bearings respectively, each shaft being provided with an oper ating stem, a guide plate iiXedly connected to said cylinder and extending inwardly 'from one side ot said slot, a stop plate lined to the end of said guide plate, and a guide' plate iiXedly connected to said base plate and extending upwardly at an inclination and thence gradually to said cylinder.

Ll. ln a copy holder, the combination of a portable traine comprising a ilat base plate and two upright end members, the end members having each a journal bearing, one edge of the, base plate having an upturned lip thereon, a cylinder having two heads provided each with a central socket and a threaded nut secured in the socket, two shafts having journal portions and 'being screwed into said nuts respectively, said pore tions being rotatably supported by said bearings respectively, a hand-wheel lined to one of said shafts, and a guide plate f Xedly con nected to the opposite edge of said base plate and extending upwardly at an inclination and thence gradually to said cylinder.

5. In af copy holder, the combination with a cylinder having journal shafts and a handwheel fixed to one of the shafts, of a trame comprising a base plate and two upright end members on opposite ends or" the plate,

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the end members having journal bearings rotatably supporting the journal shafts, one edge ot the base plat-e having an upturned lip thereon, and a guide plate lixedly oonne-Cted to the opposite edge of the base plate and extending upwardly at an inclination towards the Cylinder and thence Curved gradually to the cylinder, the guide plate having two rollers mounted thereon to oooperate With the cylinder to roll a copy sheet thereon.

6. In a Copy holder, the combination with a portable trame having two pivot screws detaehably Connected thereto, and a cylinder rotatably mounted on the frame, of a stand comprising a standard having tivo opposite-- ly extending foot members, a relatively an gular foot member having an inclined porA tion adjustaby secured to the standard above the two ,toot members, a screw secured vertically to the angular foot member, aV nut connected to the sorevv and having .a flange thereon, a clamp plate secured 'for vertical adjustment on the upper portion of the standard and having a stop projection thereon, and an adjustable trame having a head portion pivotally connected to the standard above the clamp plate and Supported upon said stop projection, the adjustable :trame having tWo arms provided with bearings to support said pivot screws.

ln testimony whereof, l aliix my signature on the 23rd day of November, 1923.

GRANT HEEBNER. 

